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How to Unlock and Play Might & Magic: Heroes VI Shades of Darkness

Ubisoft launched Shades of Darkness, the next installment in the Heroes of Might & Magic franchise, yesterday, along with Might & Magic Heroes VI: Complete Edition collection. Unfortunately, those who have purchased the so-called standalone expansion Shades of Darkness have been unable to play the game until earlier...

3 May 2013
09:13 GMT

Download Now Might and Magic: Heroes VI Patch 2.1 via Uplay

Ubisoft released the standalone expansion for Might and Magic: Heroes VI yesterday, in the form of Shades of Darkness, but also launched a special update for the regular game, in the form of patch 2.1. The patch finally fixes crashes suffered by those who had Nvidia graphics cards, as well as a wide array of glitche...

3 May 2013
02:30 GMT

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for PC Leaked onto Torrent Websites After Uplay Hack

Hackers have found a new exploit within Ubisoft's Uplay digital distribution service and managed to download Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for the PC and even leaked it onto torrent websites. Far Cry 3 impressed lots of PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 owners last December and Ubisoft is apparently working on a spinoff with a d...

9 April 2013
08:20 GMT

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Collector's Editions Detailed

Along with the first gameplay trailer of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, Ubisoft revealed details on the collector's edition of the game. According to Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag will be available on PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U and Xbox 360. Each platform will have four distinctive collector's...

25 March 2013
16:08 GMT

Watch: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Gameplay Trailer

The first Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag gameplay trailer has just been released by Ubisoft, along with details on the collector’s edition of the game. According to Eurogamer, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U and Xbox 360 editions of the game will receive collector edition bundles. Each collector edition will offer...

25 March 2013
13:25 GMT

Splinter Cell: Blacklist Arrives Simultaneously on PC and Home Consoles

Video game publisher Ubisoft announces that the coming PC version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist will be launched at the same time during August as those for the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft. Initially, the game was expected to arrive during late spring, but Ubisoft announced that it was push...

22 January 2013
05:49 GMT

Uplay Accounts Hacked, Ubisoft Advises Players to Use Facebook

Quite a lot of Uplay users have begun complaining that their accounts have been hacked by nefarious individuals and that their email addresses have been changed to ones pointing to a Russian website. Ubisoft is aware of this wave of hacks and has advised users to link their Facebook accounts to their Uplay ones for a...

5 January 2013
03:55 GMT

Uplay App Now Available for Wii U in North America

Ubisoft has confirmed that its Uplay app for the Nintendo Wii U is now live in North America, allowing users to manage their Uplay account and spend their points on various in-game rewards. Uplay is Ubisoft's special online service that connects all of the games made by the company across all sorts of platforms...

3 December 2012
10:21 GMT

Weekend Reading: Uplay Should Copy Origin

Ubisoft's relationship with PC gaming hasn't been the best one, as after forcing those who got its games for the PC platform to endure extremely restrictive Digital Rights Management (DRM) programs in order to prevent piracy, the company is now binding its games with the Uplay service.Many gamers should alr...

1 December 2012
15:01 GMT

Uplay Servers for Far Cry 3 on PC Are Offline, Results in Issues and Glitches

Owners of Far Cry 3 on the PC platform who tried to play the game today have noticed that the Uplay servers, to which the game is permanently connected, are offline and, while you can still experience the title by putting the service into offline mode, you can't access core features like the crafting one. Far C...

30 November 2012
07:15 GMT

Uplay Might Compete with Steam and Origin

Video game publisher Ubisoft has stated that it might soon begin offering third-party video games in its Uplay Store, which would make the service a direct competitor of Steam from Valve and Origin from Electronic Arts. Stephanie Perotti, who is an executive in charge of marketing at Ubisoft, has told MCV that, &ldq...

13 September 2012
10:04 GMT

A Gamer’s Week: Aug 5

The Softpedia reviews this week are for The Secret World, the MMO from Funcom and Electronic Arts that asks the player to join a secret society and explore a supernatural assault on real-world locations, and for Orcs Must Die 2, the quick sequel that delivers more traps, more levels and bigger monster attack challeng...

5 August 2012
05:01 GMT

Weekend Reading: Uplay, Security, and the Role of the Unnecessary

The details of the Uplay incident from earlier in the week are pretty clear by now: the browser plug-in that the service from publisher Ubisoft was adding by stealth during its installation process had a programming-caused security hole which could have allowed an attacker to take control of a user’s computer. ...

4 August 2012
14:01 GMT

Here’s How to Disable the Uplay Browser Plug-In

After a general outcry from the gaming world, publisher Ubisoft has released a patch which fixes the plug-in based browser vulnerability that its Uplay service was creating. But some players still believe that the browser plug-in is unnecessary or that other vulnerabilities might appear later, and for them the safes...

31 July 2012
07:26 GMT

Ubisoft Releases Forced Patch to Fix Uplay Browser Security Breach

Video game publisher Ubisoft has acknowledged and patched a problem with its Uplay PC service which would have allowed an attacker to use a browser plug-in in order to gain access to the user’s computer. The problem was discovered yesterday and it is one of the most significant breaches linked to PC gaming in the la...

31 July 2012
02:17 GMT

Heroes VI, The Settlers and Other Ubisoft Games Won’t Be Playable Next Week

Ubisoft has announced that it’s moving the hosting of its online services to a new facility next week and that this will mean that certain games, including new ones like Might & Magic: Heroes VI, won’t be playable, not even in the single-player mode. Ubisoft’s online service has always caused some ...

3 February 2012
14:21 GMT

Ubisoft Confirms Uplay Passport Online Pass System for Driver: San Francisco

Ubisoft has officially acknowledged the fact that future "core titles" published by the company will make use of a Uplay Passport, essentially an online pass that will charge buyers of used titles $10 if they want to use the multiplayer mode of these games. The used game market has been giving lots of developers a...

18 July 2011
12:31 GMT

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood European Uplay Get Bonus Mission

Ubisoft has just revealed that European members of its special Uplay online service will be getting a free mission for the recently-launched Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, called the Trajan Market. In case you're not familiar with Uplay, the service is Ubisoft's attempt at creating an online networ...

29 December 2010
18:01 GMT


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